Best film directors

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Who are your picks?
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    My favourites...

    Spielberg
    Tim Burton
    Cameron Crowe
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  • mole1985
    mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Stanley Kubrick
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder (my absolute favourite)
    Werner Herzog
    Martin Scorcese
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Of all time or currently?

    At the moment, I think Chris Nolan is one of the best major directors around. Batman Begins is easily one of the top 3 comic book movies of all time. The Prestige and Memento were both superb films. His non-linear approach to most of his scripts is interesting without becoming a gimmick.

    Michael Mann, is often overlooked I find too. He's more about style, but goddam he's good at it. His films are usually hefty enough to work without the style too.

    One of my favourites is Ridley Scott. Sure, not every single one of his films is a masterpiece, but a lot of them are (Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator), and he's never afraid of a risk. He's capable of turning his hand to any genre too.

    Going classic - Kubrick is an obvious choice. Looking at his body of work he did everything: Period drama, War, Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror. Never put a foot wrong either.

    Spielberg hasn't done a huge amount lately, but his contribution to modern cinema is immeasurable. He invented the summer blockbuster, brought cgi to the fore with JP, and he gave us Indiana Jones!
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  • Linda
    Linda Posts: 1,656
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    Spielberg hasn't done a huge amount lately, but his contribution to modern cinema is immeasurable. He invented the summer blockbuster, brought cgi to the fore with JP, and he gave us Indiana Jones!

    dont forget Marty McFly......:D
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  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    There are a lot I like. Here are 5 to start off.

    1. Stanley Kubrick
    2. Coen Brothers
    3. Tim Burton
    4. Wes Anderson
    5. Guillermo del Toro
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    cameron crowe
    the cohen bros
    clint eastwood
    scorsese
    sydney pollack
    Milos Forman
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    gleemonex wrote:
    There are a lot I like. Here are 5 to start off.

    1. Stanley Kubrick
    2. Coen Brothers
    3. Tim Burton
    4. Wes Anderson
    5. Guillermo del Toro

    Good God! How did I forget the Coens :eek:
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  • One Song Glory
    One Song Glory Posts: 710
    Tim Burton and Cameron Crowe stand out for me.
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    1. martin scorsese
    2. stanley kubrick
    3. the coen brothers
    4. cameron crowe
    5. francis ford coppola
  • Inhiding230
    Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    Tim Burton is my all time favorite.
  • ADogNamedPilate
    ADogNamedPilate Texas, USA Posts: 291
    the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski and Fargo are my favorites)
    Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, A Scanner Darkly, and so many others)
    Quentin Tarantino
    Stanley Kubrick
    Scorsese
    Kevin Smith

    and my eyes are on Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko).

    I feel like I am leaving someone out but maybe not. EDIT: Kevin Smith of course! And Quentin Tarantino!
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Wes Anderson!
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  • BrotherLoveBone
    BrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Many good ones have been said already but i would add Sergio Leone to the list.

    For a Few Dollars More,The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America (full version) are all amazing films
  • mole1985
    mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Uwe Boll!?
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Everyone has mentioned most of the great ones. I'll just throw out a couple more:

    Clint Eastwood
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Brian
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I should mention Michael Curtiz... the run of films he made with Errol Flynn were absolute classics.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • faithful227
    faithful227 Posts: 352
    mole1985 wrote:
    Uwe Boll!?

    Ha. I was waiting for a comment like that.

    -Tarantino
    -Christopher Nolan
    -David Fincher
    -Ridley Scott
    -Spielberg
    -Kevin Smith
    -Shyalaman- Not a fan of his last film, but overall.
    -Scorcese
    -Eastwood
    -Leone
    -F.F. Coppola
    -Burton
    -Crowe
    -Guy Ritchie- Lock Stock and Snatch were excellent.


    Could go on and on. Nolan and Fincher are my current all-stars.
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  • BrotherLoveBone
    BrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Watching Ghost Dog now, which is a fine example of the talent of Jim Jarmusch. A great director indeed.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Steven Spielberg
    Tim Burton
    Ridley Scott..

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